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Picture of the week: The Aral Sea I, Kazakhstan 2011, by Nadav Kanderhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jul/18/nadav-kander-russia-photography-nuclear-deserted-towns
Each week, the Guardian Weekend magazine's editorial team choose a picture, or series of pictures, with a powerful or surprising story to tell. This week, their choice is Nadav Kander's look at closed Russian science towns built for developing atomic bombs&nbsp;and ballistic missile testing<p>Award-winning photographer <a href="http://www.nadavkander.com" title="">Nadav Kander</a> is not interested in producing simply beautiful photographs. "Beauty on its own is boring," he&nbsp;says. "You might as well photograph a seagull skipping over the waves at sunset. I want to ask&nbsp;questions."</p><p>So when he learned that a Google Earth satellite had discovered several closed Russian science towns that had been built on the Kazakhstan border for developing atomic bombs&nbsp;and ballistic missile testing, his interest was instantly piqued. "The initial allure was the secrecy," Kander says. "Everything I do has an otherness to it. I&nbsp;want to&nbsp;capture something beautiful that has an unease to it."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jul/18/nadav-kander-russia-photography-nuclear-deserted-towns">Continue reading...</a>PhotographyArt and designCultureRussiaWorld newsNuclear weaponsFri, 18 Jul 2014 15:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jul/18/nadav-kander-russia-photography-nuclear-deserted-townsPhotograph: Nadav KanderThe Aral Sea I, Kazakhstan 2011, by Nadav Kander: 'I want to capture something beautiful that has an unease to it.' Photograph: Nadav Kander. Courtesy: Flowers GalleryPhotograph: Nadav KanderThe Aral Sea I, Kazakhstan 2011, by Nadav Kander: 'I want to capture something beautiful that has an unease to it.' Photograph: Nadav Kander. Courtesy: Flowers GalleryAbigail Radnor2014-07-18T15:30:00ZBig picture: Gay Russian postcards, by Alexey Tikhonov – in pictureshttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/dec/14/gay-russia-alexey-tikhonov-photographs
Each week, the Guardian Weekend magazine's editorial team choose a picture, or set of pictures, that particularly tickle their fancy. This week, their choice is a series of postcards against homophobia in Russia <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/dec/14/gay-russia-alexey-tikhonov-photographs">Continue reading...</a>PhotographyArt and designCultureRussiaLGBT rightsFri, 14 Dec 2012 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/dec/14/gay-russia-alexey-tikhonov-photographsPhotograph: Alexey Tikhonov/colta.ruBig picture: Gay Russians Photograph: Alexey Tikhonov/colta.ruPhotograph: Alexey Tikhonov/colta.ruBig picture: Gay Russians Photograph: Alexey Tikhonov/colta.ruHannah Booth2012-12-14T16:30:00Z